Thank you to all who've helped guide me through this!!! Racin' I sure hope someone comes along that knows what causes that coloration on the rose stems. How many plants have you lost that displayed it? Hopefully it was only the one plant. Although even losing one plant is too many. (Especially if you cant identify what the cause is!) I will alwayz be grateful ! In the midst of a storm, there's always a silver lining, ;-) âÂÂ¥Lyna

Awwwwww, these are all soooo cute. And very well-coordinated. ; ) Our whole family oohed, ahhhed, and giggled over your posts. : ) Our Feliz (you can sing her song with me: "Feliz naughty-dog...") is a three year old poodle-something that we got a year ago. I tease that she's crossed with a fool, which makes her a "foodle". She's a *great dog and has been an incredibly good fit for our family. Believe it or not, she does occasionally peel herself off the furniture to help clean up the kitchen. She especially likes helping "pre-rinse" the dishes as they're loaded into the DW. I think we'll have to match our floors to the dirt, since fluffy white flooring is definitely out of the question. :-) I was over to the house today, tacking up all kinds of paint chips. We're going to have to repaint pretty much everything downstairs, so it'll be a fresh start. Everywhere. Fun, but a bit overwhelming. It's an old house with high ceilings. Painted woodwork. Wood floors (that need refinishing.) Quite a bit of light in most of the rooms. The kitchen is a bit darker though, having a window on the north side and being in the middle of the run of the rooms. We'll be opening the kitchen some, so it needs to work with the whole scheme. Whatever that is. Maybe I should build off of Olivia instead?

Oprah did a show on the Texas State Fair. That is the first time I heard about deep fried butter. She interviewed the man that invented it. He said he would never get tired of buttered toast, hence the reason for the creation. I don't know if the MN State Fair has it - I have not seen or heard of it featured there in the past. We don't need deep fried butter because we Minnesotans are too busy trying to get into the dairy building to see the carver creating a new "butterhead". LOL

The Johnson kits are pretty decent, but I never use the 'pre-framed' ones. I build out a thicker wall (about the same as a wet wall). This allows electrical boxes to be installed. Johnson has a number of different ratings on the hardware. The 111PD line is more than adequate for most interior doors and keeps the track under 1.25 inches wide. One of the 'tricks' is to never mount the track directly to a weight bearing header. The header should be moved up a few inches, then a section of 2x mounted with clearance from the header, and the track attached to the 2x. This is not required in non-weight bearing walls, but avoiding any sag in a weight bearing header will ensure the pocket hardware functions for a long time. The only other problem I encounter is the plastic tabs used to prevent the door from swinging. They tend to scratch the portions of the door that rub against them. I put aluminum angle in the bottom of the pocket and cut a matching groove on the bottom of the door. If the groove is stopped before the 'show' edge of the door it cannot be seen. Another trick for panel doors is to add a strip of wood to the pocket edge the same thickness as the door and about 1-2 inches wide. This allows the full width of the door to be used while leaving some in the pocket for noise and swing control. Adding a stop on the non-pocket jamb also helps with sound and blocks sight (if you really want to reduce sound 'brush seals' or even felt seals around the door can help). The split trim jamb on the top of the door should be mounted with screws (on at least one side). You will need to remove it to get the door off the bogies. Trim head square drive screws provide a good option here. Pocket door hardware is definitely finish carpentry, not framing. Make sure you have the correct kind of carpenter.